Nor'easter hits areas struck by super storm Sandy

Staten Island, N.Y.

Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times

In the neighborhood of New Dorp in Staten Island, N.Y., 3 to 4 inches of snow blanketed the area, making the cleanup effort from super storm Sandy that much more difficult. Most residents have left because of lack of electricity and services.

In the neighborhood of New Dorp in Staten Island, N.Y., 3 to 4 inches of snow blanketed the area, making the cleanup effort from super storm Sandy that much more difficult. Most residents have left because of lack of electricity and services. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Ahad Shahid, 8, helps his family shovel snow from their walkway, near furnishings from the basement that are stacked up on the front lawn in the New Dorp community of Staten Island. Their basement was flooded during super storm Sandy and they are still without services, including heat.

Ahad Shahid, 8, helps his family shovel snow from their walkway, near furnishings from the basement that are stacked up on the front lawn in the New Dorp community of Staten Island. Their basement was flooded during super storm Sandy and they are still without services, including heat. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Wet snow and heavy winds thrashed New York City and much of the Northeast, forcing evacuations in areas flooded by Sandy last week and knocking out power to some areas where it had just been restored. Read more